St. Francis of Assisi School collecting medical supplies for Haiti

8:27 PM,
Dec. 3, 2012

Ruth Sinora, right, talks to students at the elementary campus of St. Francis of Assisi School in Manitowoc about the lives of children in her native Haiti. Next to her is Kate Christianson, a former student at the schools that now are part of St. Francis of Assisi. Christianson is a surgical assistant who uses her skills on medical missions in Haiti, and Sinora serves as her interpreter. In conjunction with their visit, St. Francis of Assisi is collecting medical supplies for Haiti.

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Cindy Hodgson
Herald Times Reporter

Children in Haiti don't have their own room with lots of toys. They may not even have clothes to wear. They eat only when there's food, which might be once a day. Families have to pay for school so children may not start first grade until they're 10 or 12 years old. And people can't afford to go to the hospital when they're sick so they use home remedies.

Students at the elementary campus of St. Francis of Assisi School learned all of that and more about their counterparts in Haiti when former student Kate Christianson and her Haitian friend, Ruth Sinora, recently visited the school.